9. Stopping us on the street with a free invitation to an impromptu SNL show at the local theater:

10. Allowing us to rep the EU like never before:

(free) Swag city.

11. Letting Pandora be our playground for a week:

12 Keeping this rogue taxi driver (and nearby pedestrians) safe and sound after he slammed into the side of my work building at 9 AM taking two benches, part of the building, and one tree with it:

Damnnnnnn, jr.

Double damn, jr.!

And there you have it.

All of my most-recent gracias to you, South by Southwest.

You did it.

Damn well.

And I’ll never forget my work doors and home floors sHaKiNg to the beat of live music, good times, and free food on every corner. But if you’re asking if I’ll ever get over the “meet the Breaking Bad cast” thing, the answer is: